System information
Item Description
Full-frame message
generation
This option specifies when to send full-frame timecode messages
while Generate MIDI Timecode is enabled. Full-frame messages are
used by some external synchronizable audio devices to seek to a
proper location prior to actually starting synchronization. Tape-based
recorders especially benefit from seeking to full-frame messages
because of the time it takes to move the transport to the proper
location. However, full-frame messages are ignored by some devices
and may actually cause unexpected behavior in other devices.
Check your hardware documentation to find out if they support full-
frame messages.
MIDI Clock Output - Advanced Settings
The MIDI Clock Output dialog appears when you have clicked on the Advanced button on the Sync tab of
the Preferences dialog. This dialog contains advanced options for MIDI Clock output. It is only displayed if
a device is selected for MIDI Clock output on the previous dialog.
Item Description
Send Start instead of
Continue when
beginning playback
Select this check box if you want to send a Start command rather
than a Continue command when Generate MIDI Clock is enabled.
When the check box is cleared, a Continue command is sent, as this
type of command allows the chasing device to start from a specific
time. However, some older sequencers that support MIDI clock chase
do not support the Continue command and must start playback
from the beginning every time.
Song Position Pointer
generation
This option specifies when to send Song Position Pointer messages
while Generate MIDI Clock is enabled. Song Position Pointer
messages are used by MIDI applications and devices to seek to a
proper location prior to actually starting synchronization.
Preferences - External Control & Automation Tab
Use the External Control & Automation tab to set up and customize control surfaces and adjust settings for
automation envelopes. To display this tab, choose Preferences from the Options menu, then click the
External Control & Automation tab.
You can connect one Mackie Control Universal (with up to four Mackie Control Universal Extenders),
one Frontier TranzPort, on PreSonus FaderPort, and up to five generic MIDI controllers.
The selected device isn't enabled until you select the External Control command from the Options
menu.
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